Miracles and Mysteries: Witnessed by Nurses

by Jean Watson

Overview

Facing life/death human experiences every day, nurses confront unexplained phenomena, which do not conform to common explanatory scientific models. This collected work, which features the experiences of nurses who answered a call by Watson to share their profound nursing miracles and mysteries, provides a forum where miracles and mysteries of life/death can be shared. It was created to honor and highlight life-death "unknowns;" allowing for the reality of miracles to come back into our life and world.

"When we [nurses] are in the presence of patients who entrust their care to us, we may be knowingly or unknowingly entering very sacred spiritual space." Cynthia Holle

"There is nothing else to say, other than to invite you to read, appreciate, bow down, and relish the deliciousness of life's wondrous unknowns - that can only be considered a miracle." Jean Watson

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781733123211
Publisher:	Watson Caring Science Institute
Publication date:	10/01/2019
Pages:	124
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.29(d)

About the Author

Dr. Jean Watson is Distinguished Professor and Dean Emerita, University of Colorado Denver, College of Nursing Anschutz Medical Center campus, where she held the nation's first endowed Chair in Caring Science for 16 years. She is founder of the original Center for Human Caring in Colorado and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing; past President of the National League for Nursing; founding member of International Association in Human Caring and International Caritas Consortium. She is Founder and Director of the non-profit foundation, Watson Caring Science Institute (www.watsoncaringscience.org). In 2013 Dr. Watson was inducted as a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing, its highest honor. Her global work has resulted in her being awarded 15 Honorary Doctoral Degrees, 12, international. As author/co-author of over 30 books on caring, her latest books range from empirical measurements and international research on caring, to new postmodern philosophies of caring and healing, philosophy and science of caring and unitary caring science as sacred science, global advance in caring literacy. Her books have received the American Journal of Nursing's "Book of the Year" award and seek to bridge paradigms as well as point toward transformative models, now, and the future.

Julie Watson is a Caritas Coach and Managing Editor of Lotus Library, and Imprint of Watson Caring Science Institute.

Table of Contents

EDITED BY

JEAN WATSON

Contributing Authors:

Stephanie Ahmed, JoAnne Auger, Emily Barr, Nicole Brodrick, Gayle Casterline, Roberta Christopher, Theresa Davis, Katy Fisher-Cunningham, Debby Flickinger, Mónica García, Jeremy Geffen (deceased), Shandra Knight,Val Lincoln, Gloria Littlemouse, Beverley Lugo, Rudolf C.K.P Martinez, Nancy Rayos, Robert Reynoso, Nancy Rollins Gantz, Rita Romito-DiGiacomo,Mary Ann Friesen, Grissel Hernandez, Rosemary Hoffmann, Cynthia Holle, Robin Jackson, Liliana Suchicital, Diane Swengros, Dianna Trush, Matthew Wilkie

Disclaimer:

The vignettes of miracles and mysteries in this collection are the personal experiences of each individual author. The incidents and subjective experiences herein do not necessarily represent the views of Jean Watson nor Watson Caring Science Institute. We thank the authors for sharing their special experiences which reflect upon the mystery and unknowns of living and dying.